The featured presenter is Michael Barberio who will be enlightening the audience on the finer points of health insurance captives. Specifically, he will be sharing the story of the Arizona Health Reciprocal Insurance Company (AHRIC), and answering the questions of why and how was it formed? AHRIC, formed in 2015, is a self-funded reciprocal captive arrangement domiciled in Arizona and regulated by the Arizona Department of Insurance.

Attendees will also learn about the advantages of health insurance captives that are owned by their subscribers and the positive impact they can have for their membership.

Mike Barberio joined CBIZ Benefits and Insurance Services as a Vice President/Sales Manager in their Phoenix office in 2011. He currently serves as the Phoenix Market Leader for the Arizona Business Unit of CBIZ. He is responsible for operations and new business development for the Phoenix area, and the north eastern part of Arizona. Prior to joining CBIZ, Mr. Barberio spent over 27 years in various sales and management roles with a regional wholesale insurance brokerage. Mike’s special expertise is in plan design, risk analysis, healthcare reform and placement of Excess Loss insurance for self-funded benefit plans.